Two Ochsner Medical Center hospitals — the main campus in Jefferson and a satellite in Gretna — led not only the New Orleans area but also the entire state in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of health-care facilities, which are to be released Tuesday. The hospitals, which were ranked among the country’s top 50 centers in 11 of 16 specialties, were combined in this survey because they share a provider number from the federal agency that runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson

They received the top local ranking last year, too.

Ochsner’s Kenner hospital was ranked second in the New Orleans area and fourth in Louisiana.

Tulane Medical Center tied with the Kenner hospital for the No. 2 local spot.

Rankings were based on such objective factors as patient-outcome data, resources, staffing and available technology, as well as subjective “reputation” rankings by doctors throughout the United States.

The ranking represents “a significant external validation of the quality, safety and comprehensive nature of the clinical programs at Ochsner,” said Warner Thomas, president and chief operating officer of Ochsner Health System, the umbrella organization that includes all Ochsner institutions.

The report shows data from 732 of about 4,800 hospitals. The hospital with the top ranking overall is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

In the survey, the two top-ranked Ochsner hospitals achieved national rankings in 11 categories, four more groups than the ones in which they were recognized last year.